The whole Cap-d'Ail shore in an hour and a half: rare Mediterranean plants, Belle Époque gardens and two of the coast's most beautiful beaches, with lunch on a terrace above the water halfway.
Photo: Ville de Cap-d'Ail
Distance
3.6 km
Time
About 90 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Start
Plage Marquet, avenue de la Marquet (Brise Marine car park)
Past
Plage Marquet and the port, facing Monaco, The Pointe des Douaniers and its volcanic rocks, An ancient millstone quarry, Gardens of Belle Époque villas and seafront restaurants, Plage Mala in its cove of white rocks
Season
All year. The path's barriers are closed in rough seas and must not be crossed (Ville de Cap-d'Ail).
With children
Flat and pushchair-friendly as far as the Pointe des Douaniers (play area, picnic pergola); after that, steps. Interpretation panels along the way. Dogs allowed.
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